The diplomat is trying to solve situations without using violence

Jul 9, 2014 09:26 GMT  ·  By

Josephine has already been revealed as one of the characters that players will be able to have as an adviser in the upcoming Dragon Age: Inquisition, and the team at BioWare is now ready to offer more details on the way the character was created.

Sylvia Feketekuty, one of the developers working on the coming role-playing experience, says on the official site that she was initially part of the Mass Effect 3 team and that the advisor started off as a simple concept, that of the Diplomat who can help an organization achieve its goals via talking and deals rather than through combat.

The writer previously worked on Liara and saw the weight of fan expectations influencing the way she depicted the character, but has more freedom for Josephine, who is entirely new to the Dragon Age universe.

Feketekuty states, “Josephine has worked for years as an ambassador in the royal courts in Thedas. She’s very familiar with Orlesian politics, which comes in handy. She’s an excellent mediator and speaker. Crucially, she knows just how hard it can be to change people’s minds, and how much someone’s ego is tangled up in being ‘right.’”

The character will never try to strong-arm anyone into making a decision and prefers to persuade them in time, using more subtle means, even if that’s a luxury in the coming Dragon Age.

The BioWare writer explains that Josephine will never wander the wilderness with the rest of the gamer’s party and that she’s designed to be smart, tricky and one of the romance options for the protagonist.

Feketekuty adds, “She has a good relationship with Leliana. They’re old acquaintances, and they both know the other is very good at what they do. That said, I think it is a relief for them to see: ‘Oh, our work styles mesh after all. Phew!’ That’s not to say they always agree with each other, but they’re a good team.”

Cullen, the military advisor in Dragon Age: Inquisition, is not so fond of her non-violent means to achieve objectives.

Some of the challenges that gamers will solve with the help of Josephine will include the Mage – Templar war and the unification of different factions in order to stop the breach in the Veil that’s filling the world with demons.

Dragon Age: Inquisition will be offered on the PC, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and current-gen consoles and will be playable starting October 7.